Example sentences of "[conj] can [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether their accounts confirm , coincide with , or can substitute for the psychoanalytic account of desire as lack is hard to say . |
| 2 | Late yesterday , the two companies were due to announce Windows Telephony , which aims to make it easier for software applications that can link to a wide range of telephone equipment , from PABXes to cellular telephone exchanges . |
| 3 | One possibility is to make a short section of DNA or RNA that can bind to a particular region of viral genetic material to form a double-stranded complex , just like the familiar double helix of cellular DNA . |
| 4 | But the figures are quite clear that there are benefits of having in-house erm erm , fields that can compete against the private sector for county council work , and the fear , and the reason why they were set up in the first place , to make sure that you could n't have outside erm , er or private organisations setting up cartels to basically screw the local government down , and charge whatever price they want and con us through and through . |
| 5 | Margaret of Carlisle , 47 , was widowed two years ago and knew at first hand the financial problems that can arise from the sudden death of a loved one and the trauma of finding that her partner was inadequately insured . |
| 6 | ‘ Why should n't the people of Coventry enjoy their football and support a winning team that can finish in the top six at least ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We 've got expensive computer systems and expensive professionals on board that can cope with a large chain of shops . |
| 8 | The only kind of storage that can cope with the sheer volume of data involved is an optical disc and the only practical format that can be used is the compact disc ( CD ) . |
| 9 | Geographical Information Systems that can run on a personal computer are now becoming available ; examples are SPANS and PC-ARC/INFO . |
| 10 | Watchd is composed of distributed algorithms that can run on a single machine or a network of machines . |
| 11 | Now also , knowing that there 's only just over five hundred or just six hundred members of the Liberal Democrats , in the eight constituencies that comprise our Euro constituency , there will be many benefits that can come off a Euro campaign in terms of membership , in terms of helpers , in in terms of morale and generally raising our profile , just through press contacts and things like that . |
| 12 | Although we too have developed what has been described as the two thirds/one third society , I believe it is well within the capabilities of Labour to develop policies for economic and social progress that can appeal to the contented majority . |
| 13 | Like the other parties , it knows full well that extremism is the worst thing that can happen to a good cause . |
| 14 | That is the worst thing that can happen to a human being . |
| 15 | On the back of the video cases are detailed typewritten performance descriptions that can read like a Chinese restaurant menu . |
| 16 | Modifications that can occur at the various formation stages are shown on the right . |
| 17 | Assuming the no-arbitrage condition is correct in the absence of transactions costs , these transactions costs set upper and lower bounds on the departures from this condition that can occur in a competitive market . |
| 18 | Primitive , limited creatures that can survive on a small repertoire of set-behaviour schemata do not play in infancy . |
| 19 | It is my experience that many students of English Literature with good A-level results dislike poetry , or at least feel baffled by it , and can go through a three-year degree course without this attitude being radically changed . |
| 20 | Luckily , the Oase pump is ‘ pokey ’ and can cope with a considerable head without appreciable loss of flow rate . |
| 21 | Perhaps the blocking antibodies are all-important and can cope with the increased antigenic differences in hybrids , but this is only a speculation , and more work needs to be done . |
| 22 | The most recent improvements to Symantec it can recognize over 1,400 viruses in the US National Computer Security Association ( NCSA ) virus library , and can cope with the troublesome Mutation Engine viruses . |
| 23 | Alternatively , a private company need not be limited at all , and can trade as an unlimited company . |
| 24 | You can also colour-code or underline parts of the word which might cause difficulty , and can comment on the tricky bit when you record . |
| 25 | She ‘ would prefer to think of different languages as having the potential to exploit differing degrees of subjectivity ’ but she does not think there is ‘ any neutral ontology or world view which is objective and can serve as a universal yardstick . |
| 26 | Because they are deflected by electric and magnetic fields , charged particles can take many hours to reach the earth ; neutrons are unaffected by such fields , hence they travel much faster and can serve as an early warning signal . |
| 27 | It does not need one ; it is a part of science and can adhere to the scientific Weltanschauung . |
| 28 | When you click on it you get a pop out menu of four icons and can choose between a solid colour , a hatched pattern , a gradient fill or a bitmap . |
| 29 | Collective bargaining is a flexible instrument and can build upon the minimum standards which the law lays down . |
| 30 | Mrs Jacqui Jones , the partnership secretary , says that besides moving ahead in terms of technology , the firm also enjoys a reputation for quality of service and can draw on the wide experience of its partners who , like the firm 's founder , still deal in property conveyancing , wills , probate , trusts and investment as well as commercial and litigation work and much more . |